人蔘娃娃
The Ginseng Child
Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 57 vocabulary words
Source: 民间传说 · Folk tradition
放牛娃小虎子在山上遇到一个穿红肚兜的小孩,天天一起玩。
Cowherd Little Tiger met a child in a red bellyband on the mountain; they played daily.
财主知道了,说那是人参娃娃,抓到能发大财,就逼小虎子带他去找。
The landlord heard, a ginseng child! Catch him and grow rich, and forced Tiger to lead him there.
小虎子不肯,财主自己上山挖,人参娃娃一下子钻到地里不见了。
Tiger refused; the landlord dug the mountain himself, but the ginseng child dived into the earth and vanished.
财主挖了个空,摔下山去了。人参娃娃只跟好心的孩子玩。
The landlord dug in vain and tumbled off the cliff. The ginseng child plays only with kind children.